Holidays in Nazi Germany

Holidays in Nazi Germany

Holidays in Nazi Germany were primarily centred around important political events, serving as a form of political education and reinforcing propaganda themes.[1] Major national holidays were therefore controlled by Joseph Goebbels at the Reich Propaganda Ministry, and were often accompanied by mass meetings, parades, speeches and radio broadcasts.[1]

Many of the official national holidays in the Third Reich were anniversaries of political events, namely the seizure of power (January 30), the announcement of the Party program in 1920 (24 February), Hitler's birthday (20 April) and the Beer Hall Putsch (9 November). Others were inherited from pagan customs, or from previous regimes, but were given a distinctly Nazi slant. Heroes' Memorial Day was celebrated on 16 March, National Labour Day on 1 May, Mothering Sunday in May, Summer Solstice in June, Harvest Thanksgiving in Autumn and Winter Solstice in December.[2]

From 1937, Jews were banned from the streets during Nazi holidays.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Bytwerk, Randall L. (1979). "Rhetorical aspects of Nazi holidays". The Journal of Popular Culture 13 (2): 239–247. 
  2. ^ Snyder, Louis L. (1998). Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. Robert Hale. 
  3. ^ Paldiel, Mordecai (2000). Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women who Defied the "Final Solution". Schreiber. 

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